Enin Rudel, '14

Degree

M.S.W.

Current Role

Outpatient Therapist at Boston Medical Center

“Simmons College provided me with the clinical tools necessary to succeed within a medical setting."

WHAT THE JOB ENTAILS:

As an Outpatient Therapist, Enin Rudel provides ongoing, outpatient psychotherapy to a broad range of patients experiencing various mental health conditions. He creates individual treatment plans for each of the patients that he sees, conducts intake assessments on patients who are new to the clinic, and co-facilitates several weekly support groups, including a men’s anger management group, a transitional age youth group, a men’s support group, and a Suboxone group.

WHAT BROUGHT HIM TO SIMMONS:

Both of Enin’s parents are Licensed Clinical Social Workers (L.I.C.S.W.s). “I was exposed to the principles of social work at an early age,” he says. And as he grew older, he knew the career aligned well with his own interests: “It was my affinity for providing advocacy to those struggling with various psychosocial challenges that eventually led me to pursue a career in social work.”

Before he decided to enroll in graduate school, Enin worked for several community-based programs, which put him in contact with a wide range of social workers: “I began to notice that many of the clinicians with whom I had the privilege of working with had attended Simmons College. Their collective level of expertise was evident in the standard of excellence that they routinely displayed through their respective approaches to this work.”

HOW SIMMONS PREPARED HIM:

“Simmons College provided me with the clinical tools necessary to succeed within a medical setting,” Enin says. For him, Simmons’ model of support and guidance both in the classroom and in the field was key: “While gaining exposure to theoretical frameworks within the classroom, through my second year field placement on an inpatient adult psychiatric unit, I was afforded an opportunity to put that theory into practice.”

WHY IT'S REWARDING:

“Each day, I have the distinct privilege of working with patients from varying ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Moreover, I have found the therapeutic relationship to be reciprocal in nature, as I have come to view this process as a shared experience between both worker and patient. In terms of professional growth and development, I have been afforded the opportunity to shadow an amazing team of clinicians. As I work towards establishing my own clinical approach, I will continue to draw upon my previous academic and professional experiences.”